Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro vs Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar 15mm F4.5 Aspherical III
Key differences
- —The Super Wide-Heliar 15mm F4.5 Aspherical III is 172g lighter (298g vs 470g).
- —The 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro is faster: f/4 vs f/4.5 (≈0.3 stops more light).
- —At launch the 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro cost $300 less ($499 vs $799).
- —For close-ups the 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro reaches 1.00× vs 0.07×.
- Mount
- Sony E (FE)
- Sony E (FE)
- Focal length
- 15mm
- 15mm
- Max aperture
- F4◆
- F4.5
- Weight
- 470g
- 298g◆
- Dimensions ⌀ × L
- 84.0 × 94.0mm
- 66.4 × 62.3mm
- Volume
- 521 cm³
- 216 cm³◆
- Density
- 0.90 g/cm³
- 1.38 g/cm³
- Filter thread
- ⌀77mm
- ⌀58mm
- Min focus
- 0.12m◆
- 0.30m
- Max magnification
- 1.00×◆
- 0.07×
- Elements / groups
- 12 / 9
- 11 / 9
- Aperture blades
- 14◆
- 10
- Focus drive
- Manual Helicoid
- Manual Helicoid
- Stabilisation
- —
- —
- Weather sealed
- —
- —
- Aperture ring
- Yes · de-click
- Yes · de-click
- Released
- 2015
- 2016
- MSRP (USD)
- $499◆
- $799
- Sharpness
- 7.2
- 8.0◆
- Bokeh Rendering
- 7.4◆
- 5.2
- Autofocus Speed
- MF
- MF
- Flare Resistance
- 5.5
- 8.0◆
- Build / Sealing
- 7.8
- 8.7◆
- Value / Size
- 8.0
- 8.4◆
Performance overlay
- 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro
- Super Wide-Heliar 15mm F4.5 Aspherical III
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